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A large container holds 5 gallons of water. It begins leaking at a constant rate. After 10 minutes, the container has 3 gallons of water left. After how many minutes will the container be empty?
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A large container holds 5 gallons of water. It begins leaking at a constant rate. After 10 minutes, the container has 3 gallons of water left. After how many minutes will the container be empty?

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15 minutes: you have to find how many minutes it takes for 1 gallon to leak which is 5, then you multiply that by 3 because thats how many gallons are left... and you get
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